*****A pretty good album from the Weeknd. I really feel like some songs have been wasted as just being album filler instead of lead singles.

These Highlights include: Real LifeLosersShamelessPrisonerAngel.

The Hills, Earned it & Cant feel my face - the hits singles - are also real highlights. Can't understand why he released Often & Acquanited as singles tho. They are probably some of the most average songs on here. Crazy!

****I find it strange how big The Weeknd has become. I remember when I first heard 'Wicked Games' back in 2012, and loving it despite it's quite confronting lyrics. Fast forward to 2015 and he is sitting at the top of the chart with two massive songs that didn't want to fade away. The ubiquity of those two songs annoyed me a little (although I did always like Can't Feel My Face), but now listening to this, it's not so bad and I can see why he is so popular. I like the collaborations on here (which is probably unsurprising, considering the artists involved), and I absolutely love the closing track, Angel. A lot of it is very dreary at times, but all up it's a good listen. 4.1/6

***When The Weeknd became popular in 2015, I had to say he was cool thanks to the funky hit CFMF. But as I bought this album, I felt excited to see how I experienced with his music, ideologies and even his experiment. And what do I think of this first album? Well I say the beginning of 1 to 5 songs are deeper, dreamy and very wasted. Aquaintance will have to be the strongest A-side track but towards the end gets boring. But its got some of the trap installments. Other song I enjoy is In The Night.

The rest of it is pretty long and easily manage to skip. And now that darker and thrilling haunting music is modern these days, I wish I give this a miss. And I think this Canadian singer will not stay that kinda sound for long on Starboy. Which I will review the album next (6/10)